Who Is That Team?

[CRF4Dan]

I know it is early but what team are you excited or curious about seeing next season? Who is that team that you think could make a splash? Looking for a team didn't make a deep run in the playoffs, maybe didn't even make the playoffs but you saw something that could position them for better in 2026.

 

[1964Coldcold]

In class 3A I'm looking to Hopewell bounce back to along playoff run maybe a state run. Alot of returning talent and young talent quarterback who's really good, led the jv team to 7-2 record and 5 shutouts. They've really good skilled players coming back receivers and running back also. But Time will tell. With transfers and players moving around its hard to predict.

 

[Hales Bottom]

In Class 2, the Graham GMen will be fantastic. Young team last year that returns most of the cupboard. They will also likely start out 0 and 1, as they open always with their usual crosstown/cross-state rival, Bluefield High, WV, who lost in the West VA AA title game on basically the last play of the game. Bluefield has a D1, upcoming Junior QB, and returns pretty much the entire team and will be favorites to win the West VA AA title. Graham will be very good and much better, and they will have a shot at beating Bluefield in game 1, but the team Graham plays in week 1 might be the best team it sees through 15 games, if Graham were to get that far. Graham will play Princeton, WV again, (the town of Princeton sets beside Bluefield) and Princeton won the West VA AAA state title last month, but they come to Graham and they lost over 20 seniors. Princeton beat Graham and throttled Bluefield last year in regular season. Next year, both Graham and Bluefield will be favored over Princeton.

The goal and expectations for both Bluefields next year, Bluefield, VA (Graham High), and Bluefield, WV (Bluefield High) are 2 state titles and anything less than that will probably be considered a disappointment locally because both teams, at least locally, are expected to be that good.

 

[Bridgewatereagle47]

Loudoun Valley and Woodgrove in 4C. Both teams are loaded.

 

[Gridiron60]

In Class 2, the Graham GMen will be fantastic. Young team last year that returns most of the cupboard. They will also likely start out 0 and 1, as they open always with their usual crosstown/cross-state rival, Bluefield High, WV, who lost in the West VA AA title game on basically the last play of the game. Bluefield has a D1, upcoming Junior QB, and returns pretty much the entire team and will be favorites to win the West VA AA title. Graham will be very good and much better, and they will have a shot at beating Bluefield in game 1, but the team Graham plays in week 1 might be the best team it sees through 15 games, if Graham were to get that far. Graham will play Princeton, WV again, (the town of Princeton sets beside Bluefield) and Princeton won the West VA AAA state title last month, but they come to Graham and they lost over 20 seniors. Princeton beat Graham and throttled Bluefield last year in regular season. Next year, both Graham and Bluefield will be favored over Princeton.

The goal and expectations for both Bluefields next year, Bluefield, VA (Graham High), and Bluefield, WV (Bluefield High) are 2 state titles and anything less than that will probably be considered a disappointment locally because both teams, at least locally, are expected to be that good.

Where will they play the Bluefield game since it’s a home game for Graham and they don’t have a completed stadium? Tazewell or Richlands? That’s what the school board made Graham do last season for some games. Dumb.

 

[Hales Bottom]

At Mitchell Stadium with a deal worked out for the Graham-Bluefield game sometime in late spring before the school year ends.

 

[Gridiron60]

At Mitchell Stadium with a deal worked out for the Graham-Bluefield game sometime in late spring before the school year ends.

Hope you’re right. School board should have just caved to city & signed the 3 year contract (although I understand why they didn’t) If next season is like last, I say just play all home games on Saturday at Graham. It stinks because it doesn’t have the same feel as Friday night under the lights. I’ve lost faith in school board and supervisors to do right by Graham.

 

[Hales Bottom]

Hope you’re right. School board should have just caved to city & signed the 3 year contract (although I understand why they didn’t) If next season is like last, I say just play all home games on Saturday at Graham. It stinks because it doesn’t have the same feel as Friday night under the lights. I’ve lost faith in school board and supervisors to do right by Graham.

Once we get seats and lights, all of that will change. Graham is the home team this year, so Bluefield High and the city of Bluefield will feel more pressure and blow back from its own fans to make a deal for this year because their fans will complain about playing the game in a tiny stadium. Graham's best weapon to play the game at Mitchell for this year in 26 will not be Graham fans or TCSB, but it will actually be the Bluefield High, WV, fans who will add the most pressure